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17 police officers were injured in clashes in Belgrade.

Serbian Interior Ministry: 17 policemen injured after clash in Belgrade
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After a clash with protesters in Belgrade, 17 policemen were injured, 47 people were detained. This was announced on May 24 by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic.

"17 policemen were injured, 47 people were taken to the Interior Ministry offices, and one of them had a diplomatic passport," he said on TV Prva.

Dacic did not specify the nationality of the detained person.

A video of a column of students and opposition supporters in Belgrade gathered at Slavia Square to commemorate the 16 victims of the collapse of the canopy at the railway station in 2024 was published by Izvestia on May 23. Police Director Dragan Vasilyevich said that more than 34 thousand people visited the protest site in Serbia.

Dacic said on May 23 that 23 people had been detained in connection with an attack on police officers during the protests. The Interior Minister stressed that all participants in attacks on police officers will be identified and brought to justice within the framework of current legislation.

Footage of a peaceful student rally in the center of Belgrade, where it was planned to declare political demands, escalated into mass riots with the burning of garbage cans and clashes with police on May 24 is published by Izvestia.

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